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AND THE 



EXPOSITION 



Original Photographs and Sketches by our Special Artists 
Graphically Described 

By MAX MAURY, of the Paris University 

Author of Lee's Standard Guide to Paris, the Littre-Webster English- Frsench French- English Dictionary, 

and Lee'' s American Tourist' s Map of Paris 



The Great Buildings of the Exposition 

The Fair's Exhibits and Amusements in full operation 

Bird's-Eye Views of the Leading City-Sights 

Monuments, Churches, Theaters, Etc. 

Parisian Life on the Streets^ Boulevards and Squares 



Copyright, igoo, 
By William H. Lee CHICAGO 

AllrighTITeserved LAIRD & LEE, PUBLISHERS 

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Paris and the 'ExplSsStion 



INTRODUCTION 

ON Saturday, April 14th, 1900, M. Emile Loubet, President of the French Republic, sur- 
rounded by a brilHantly dressed crowd of 15,000 guests, among whom ranked Ambassadors 
and Special Commissioners from all the civilized nations, solemnly inaugurated the Fifth 
Paris International Universal Exposition. The cannons on the western terrace of the Tuileries 
gardens boomed a salute of 101 guns in honor of the occasion, while cablegrams and telegrams 
from emperors, kings and presidents, including a most graceful message from President 
McKinley, loaded the wires with kindly wishes for an unqualified success. Thus, once more, 
was cemented the bond of peaceful accord that ought to join the peoples of the earth at all times 
and under all circumstances. 

Although in many respects incomplete, on the opening day, the Paris Exposition came to 
those present on this momentous occasion, as a revelation of surprising organization, beauty and 
taste. While the space occupied (336 acres) is not one-half of the area over which the 
Columbian Exposition spread the splendor of its hundreds of buildings, the extreme care with 
which the exhibits were selected, and the enormous amount of money spent by France and the 
foreign nations, have resulted in a gathering of the very best the 19th century has to offer in 
natural and manufactured products and in examples of the liberal arts. 

The United States, placed by recent events in the front rank of progressive nations, has 
shown its decision to stand " first in peace," as its victories at Manila and Santiago entitle her to 
be called " first in war." Congress voted over one million and a Quarter dollars for the American 

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Inaug'uration. The President steamingr past the Foreig-n Palaces.— Here we see the presidential barge 
reviewing the foreign buildings, the crowds on shore hnrraying enthusiastically. Naming them from the left, we notice the 
buildings of Hungaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Austria, United^States, -Turkey and Italy. 



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section, and. Commissioner-General F. W. Peck repeated here his brilliant business success as 
chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the Columbian Exposition, Through his 
energy and diplomacy, America has obtained larger floor space than any other nation, and besides, 
all the ground necessary for the erection of a splendid National Building and four distinct 
annexes, one devoted to Agriculture, another to Mercantile Marine, another to Forestry and 
Fishing, and the fourth to the Publishing business. Finally a large area in the Vincennes Exposi- 
tion grounds has supplied the United States with sufficient space for the exhibition of vehicles 
of all kinds — from bicycle to locomotive, — for the display of life-saving apparatus in operation, 
etc., etc, 

A few words concerning the organization of this World's Fair may not be out of place. 
First of all, the reader will notice that the situation of the grounds in the very center of the city 
did not allow of a symmetrical grouping of the buildings. In fact the Exposition may be said to 
be divided into four distinct regions, although ttiey can all be visited by entering one gate, and, 
between the hours of 10 a. m. and 6 p. m , by presenting one entrance-ticket. The river Seine, 
running westward, divides the Exposition in two right-hand sections and two left-hand sections. 

On the right, the Monumental Gate, so well drawn on the cover of this book ; then the 
two Palaces of Fine Arts, permanent stone buildings separated by the superb Avenue Nicolas II., 
prolonged by the new Alexandre III. bridge, 130 feet wide, along the banks of the Seine, the 
Horticultural Building, and the unique side-show. Old Paris, with its quaint streets, strange archi- 
tecture and picturesque costumes and amusements. Now we reach the gardens at the foot of the 
Trocadero Palace, another permanent structure of imposing proportions; here, pavilions erected 
by the colonies of France and foreign countries give to this portion of the grounds a coloring 
absolutely their own. 

On the left bank of the river rise the largest buildings; first, on the Esplanade des 
Invalides. in front of the gilded dom.e under which rest the ashes of the great Napoleon, are 
found the Halls of Varied Industries and of Furniture and Decoration — something like the 
Manufacturing Building of the White City ; along the Seine embankment stand, in an imposing 
array, the luxurious .palaces and pavilions erected by over fifty nations to house their com- 
missioners and exchange hospitalities. Thus, the Champ de Mars is reached, the vast space 



PARIS AND THE EXPOSITION. 

devoted, since 1867, to all the Paris expositions. Close to the river, the Eiffel Tower still stands 
guard as the highest structure in the world (984 feet). To the extreme south, the superb Gallery 
of Machines of 1889 has been transformed into a Hall of Festivities, seating 15,000 guests, and, 
at both extremities, into Palaces of Agriculture. Electricity has its domain in front, and the 
United States reign here supreme. Between this point and the river, four other palaces on either 
side of a magnificent court with luminous fountains, etc., harbor the innumerable products of 
the human brain and brawn. 

Finally, scattered all over, not gathered into one dazzling boulevard as in the Chicago 
Midway, a limited number of extraordinary attractions have been admitted: the largest telescope; 
the hugest globe, within which visitors are received hundreds at a time ; a moving panorama; 
a glass palace; a hall of costumes; a complete Switzerland, on a small scale, and a wheel, 
larger and more graceful than that of Mr. Ferris, are among these amusements — all of a semi- 
instructive character. There are many others besides, but they need not be insisted upon in this 
short survey. 

As stated above, an overflow Exposition is open in the Bois de Vincennes, near the south- 
eastern limits of the city. By an underground railroad, one reaches this separate branch of the 
exhibition in less than 30 minutes. 

Financially, the Paris Exposition of 1900 was a success from the start. The necessary 
capital. $20,000,000 was raised in 1896 by the city of Paris subscribing $4,000,000. the French 
Governm.ent another $4,000,000 and the balance. $12,000,000, being obtained from the public 
by means of lottery bonds of $4.00 each, entitling bearer to chances in quarterly drawings until 
the close of the Exposition, with numerous cash prices of from $20 to $100,000. 

Bearers are entitled besides to a 25 per cent, reduction on railroad and steamship transpor- 
tation and a 10 per cent, reduction at the gates of the paying attractions of the Exposition. 
With each bond, are delivered 20 admission tickets to the Exposition. Thus have 60,000,000 
tickets been sold in advance, assuring the colossal success of the undertaking before it opened 
its doors to the public. 

So much for the Exposition. Its buildings, its beauties, its exhibits, its amusements have 
been especially photographed and sketched, by our own artists, on the ground, and reproduced by 

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MoQumeata.1 Gite. Esplanade of the Invalidea. Alexander III. Bri 

A Bird's-eye View of the Exposition Orouiids. — The scattered arrangement of the Exposition buildings makes it impossil 
des Invalides, the superb new bridge and avenue connecting the Champs Elys^es with the Invalides, both the permanent Palaces of Fin 
distance the Eiffel tower on the edge of the vast Champ-de-Mars, whereon are erected the main buildings of the Fair. i 







Small Palace ot Fine Arts. Avenue Nicolas II. I,ar;e Palate of Fiae Arts. Horticultur 1 Hall. 

resent them all in one picture. This view shows the entrance to the Place de la Concorde, the array of buildings on the Esplanade 
the Foreign Nations' buildings along the left bank of the Seine; on the right bank the Horticultural Hall, and in the far-away 



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the best engraving processes. To those whom circumstances do not allow to take the trip to 
Paris this season, our album of fresh, authentic views will give a full, clear idea of the magnifi- 
cent sights that are bringing to the French capital visitors from the four quarters of the globe. 

But this is not enough, and our collection is much richer than the most com.plete study of 
the Fair could make ii: ; for, besides the Exposition, it presents to the readers the best Paris 
possesses — Paris, the model citv and the show city of the world, as seductive in its m:odern garb as 
it is captivating in its wealth of historical treasures ! Remember, Paris, in itself, alone, is worth a 
thousand Expositions; its buildings and its museums, its boulevards and its parks; its monuments 
and its statues; its churches and its colleges; the extraordinary activity witnessed on its wide tree- 
planted thoroughfares; the unique elegance of its fashionable inhabitants and visitors; its artistic, 
literary and scientific animation — all these elements of restless vitality, originality and power are 
worth the study ot years ; they constitute in themselves a whole liberal education. 

In our book, no feature of interest in this great capital of two and a half million souls has been 
left untouched; text and pictures are both of the latest and most complete character ; they present 
to the eye the very life of the city whose history is the history of Europe and whose every fancy, 
merry, sad or tragic, is watched with such intense interest by all the nations of the globe. 

The publisners have neglected nothing to make Paris and the Exposition a work of a 
standard nature, to have and to keep, not only for the pleasure of a moment but for frequent, 
future reference. They feel confident that the great American public will appreciate their efforts 
and reward them by an enthusiastic and generous support ; for their purpo'se has been to unite, 
within these pages " artistic beauty and accurate knowledge" — and such a combination has always 
been known to win. 




Theatre Fran^ais.— This fine theater, the home of the oldest stock company of actors in the world (organized 1680) was 
destroyed by fire (the inside only), March 8. 1900, at high noon. The death of the distinguished young tragedienne, Mademoi- 
selle Henriot, and the loss of a precious collection of costumes, curios and documents caused general sorrow. 




Iiiang'ni'H'tion de I'Exposition. — The Hall of Festivities a few minutes before the opening ceremonies took place, 
April 14, 1900. Its area is over 60,000 sq. ft., and it can accommodate an audience of 25,000 people; it is arranged in the shape 
of an enormous circus; it is lighted by 4,500 incandescent lamps. Superb allegorical paintings adorn the upper circumference. 




, ,-■ T- - . fV. 1 -. ^ nrrl-," Of -' , t T i f: ci Tower, looking southward, One perceives the 

Perspective d.i Chainp-do-Mars -Lnaer ^^^ ''^;^--:^ . ';.^^:^';^;^-^ U 000x55^ yards) In the background rises the 
dim shadows of the huge buildings erected on three sidt;s ot this vast space lx,ooo x 550 >^ ^ 
monumental cascade with the Hall of Festivities immediately behind. 




Palais de I'ltalie. — This is a full front view of the Palace of Italy, the first in line, and the first in perfect architecture 
of the whole street of twenty-four foreign buildings. The style is early Renaissance; wood and mosaic have served for its 
ornamentation. 




Inaug-uration de I'Cxposition. — A regiment of the line marching past the Palace of Threads, Tkxtiles and 
Clothing, to the left of the Champ-de-Mars, on its way to the Hall of Festivities 




Inang-iiratioii Day.— The troops are foru:iing into line in front of the Palace of Electricity, to receive the President of 
the Republic, the Ministers, the Diplomatic Corps, both Houses of Parliament, and about 15,000 guests invited to take part in 
this great occasion (April 14, 1900). To the right, the galleries of the Palace of Chemical Industries. 




Apres l'Iiiaus""i*J*tsoM- — Here is the presidential party leaving the Hall of Festivities after the inauguration ceremonies. 
Look for the General Governor of Paris, with his white-plumed hat. To his left, is Prime Minister Waldeck-Rousseau ;. 
to his left M. Emile Loubet, President of the French Republic. 




lie President _et son Corteg-e— Preceded by the ushers of his palace, President Loubet is crossing the Alexander III 
Bridge. His face is the one nearest to the usher in the background. He has a erav beard: to his risrht vvalk-« PrpmiVr WoM^^l- 



Bridge. His face is the one nearest to the usher in the background. He has a gray beard; to his right, walks Premier Waldeck- 
Rousseau, then the General Governoi of Paris, in uniform. 




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I.a Bourse.-The Paris Stock-Exchan,. : i't kct long, 234 feet deep, and 165 feet high; on the four sides Peristjdes with 
columns. The main hall 105 x 60 feet. The crowd gathered therein between i and 3 p- m. is enormous, and the noise, deafening. 




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romb of Napoleon I.— and the river Seine, has, for the first time, been devoted to Exposition purposes. The avenue between two rows 
oted to exhibits of Various Industries, Furniture and Interior Decorations. 




^JI fi ?^" f CapHCimos.-One of the Grands Boulevards that extend from Madeleine to Bastille [zV^ miles) over the old 

lorimcations razed by Louis XIV. The rendez-vous of fashionable shoppers, theatre-goers, foreigners of wealth, famous artists 
To the left, the Olympia Music Hall; to the right, the Salle des Conferences (Lecture Hall). 



and men of letter 




Palais du Liuxembourg'.— Erected ;;ibi5-2o) by Qneen Marie de Medicis, widow of Henri IV.; Debrosse, architect. 
Principal facade loo yards long. Magnificent Museum of works of living artists. The Senate holds its sittings here in a 
magnificent hall. Statuary all over the gardens, most of it representing famous women. 




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r.e Grana Palais des Beaux- Arts etPAvenue JVicolas II.-To the right stands the beautiful Large Palace of 
Fine Arts, fronting the superb new avenue christened by Czar Nicolas II. In the distance rise the pylones of the Alexander 
III. bridge and the lofty dome of the Palace of the Invalides, wherein lie the ashes of the great Napoleon. 




Perspective depuis le Trocad^ro. — From the terrace in front of the Trocad^ro Palace one enjoys a complete view of 
the main Exposition, including all the colonial buildings and the Champ de Mars vista of splendors. At the furthest end the 
Waterwork structure in front of the Electricity Palace. 




I.e Palais de Justice.— An imposing edu << i ■ .nn i n i' i the early Capetian kings, and used^^^^alace until 1515, 
when the supreme courts of the realm ^velc pUc.J 11. p.bo.ssion. They are still there, with the minor tribunals of the district. 
The corner tower. Tour de ^'Horloge, dates back to the 14th century. 




!La Madeleine. — This superb church is built in the shape of a Greco-Roman temple. It is 355 feet loni^, 141 fi L-t wide and 
100 feet high. Its construction lasted from 1764 to 1842. The interior is gloomy but replete with art treasures. The most fashion- 
able Roman Catholic parish in Paris. 







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TLe liioii de Belforf. — This superb bronze lion is a reduction of a monument of colossal size placed at the foot of the hill 
upon which rises the French fortress of Belfort that did not surrender to the Germans in 1871. Bartholdi, sculptor. Erected 
on Place Denfert-Rochereau, named from the valiant defender of Belfort. 




Xapoleon's Bed Room. One of the most interesting sights in the Palace of Fontainebleau Here the gre?.t general slep 
his last hours of power in 1814. In the same castle took place the stormy encounters between the Emperor and Pope Pius VII., 
which culminated in the Pontiff's imprisonment (1809-14). 



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is the order of the day as paper snakes and paper wafers (confetti) are thrown about promiscuously. Here, on this admirable place, k 
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site the Grand Opera House, with the Grand Hotel to the left and a fastiionable club to the right, pass a procession of masks a-foot, on 




Palais-Royal.— This palace, occupied by the Council of State, was formerly called "Palais-Cardinal," built (1629-34) by 
Cardinal Richelieu, architect, Lemercier. After him, Queen Anne d'Autriche and her son Louis XIV. moved into it. Later the 
Orleans branch of the Bourbons lived here, and, finally (up to 1870), the Jerome Bonapartes were the inmates. 




St Germaiii-l'Auxerrois.— A church opposite the Colonnade of the Louvre, between the Rue de Rivoli and the Seine. 
Dates back to the gth century. The style is pure Gothic. From the tower rang the bell that started the signal of the St. 
Bartholomew massacre of the Protestants, ordered by King Charles IX. (August 24, 1572). 




liC Miis6e de Cllliiy. — An admirably well-preserved building of the best Gothic period, inhabited by the Benedictine Monks 
up to the Revolution. Now, a large museum of medieval objects of art and products of industry; next to it are the ruins of 
Les Thermes (or baths) of a palace of the Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate (360). 




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lies €ri'aiiclc«ii £aux de Versailles.— Twice a month, during the summer, always on Sundays, the marvelous water-works 
and cascades in Versailles Palais park are set in motion, in the presence of thousands of excited visitors. This is the Bassin de 
Neptune, one of the sights in question. 




l.e Chateau de Versailles. — The facade and Court of Honor of this" famous residence of the kings of France, from 
Louis XIV. (who completed it in 1708; Mansart, architect; to the Revolution of 1789. Superb historical museum. Hundreds of 
superb rooms, chapel, theater, etc. 



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I.e Quai cles Nations.— This picture, taken from the Alexandre III. bridge, gives a clear view of the Quay of Nations. 
with the splendid foreign buildings in a row: Italy, first, then Turkey, United States, Austria, Herzegovina, Hungary, etc.. etc. 
In the background: the Trocadero Palace. 




Garden ol' the Petit Palais des Beaiix-ArlS.— The smaller PALACii of Fine Arts, a permanent stone building, is 
filled this year with Exhibits of French Art during the iqth Century. Here are details of interior architecture, seen 
from the gardens filled with rare plants from the city of Paris hot-houses. 




Palais <ln liOnvre. — This portion of the most magnificent palace in existence is called the "Colonnade;" built on the 
plan of Perrault (1666-70); 184 yards long, 30 yards high with 52 columns and pilasters. The former palace stood behind it 
and dates back to the early days of the monarchy, even tc the times of Philip-Augustus. 




St. £tieniie-<lti-lIont. — The choir of this ancient church is separated from the nave by a " jube " or rood-loft seen in this 
picture. An exquisite specimen of Renaissance stone-sculpture (by Biard, 1600-05). In this church Archbishop Sibour was 
stabbed to death by an unworthy priest (1857). Contains the tomb of Ste. Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris (512). 




lie Villag-e Stiasse.^This open space is one of the prettiest spots of the Swiss village, perhaps the most curious of the 
Exposition concessions. Swiss chalets with their inhabitants in costumes, and with admirably imitated mountain peaks in the 
background surround the square. 



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Messag-oriefS Maritimps.— The building in foreground has been erected by the largest French S. S. companv: it has a 
fleet of 150 postal steamers, sailing from Marseilles, Bordeaux and Havre, and visiting Africa, Asia, Australia, South America. 




L.e Pare des Bnttes-Chauinont.— A beautiful park, 55 acres in area, situated in tlie working-class quarter of the city. The Par 
poorer classes. This park covers a couple of high hills, and between them this graceful bridge is stretched ; there is also a cascade 100 f 




1 1 i 1 3d ideas, and spends millions annually for schools, parks and other comforts for the 

.d many"pieces of exquisite statuary adorn the grounds. 




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Palais <lu Oeuie Civil et ties Moyeiis tie Transport.— On the west side of the Champ-de-Mars stands tlie imposing 
Building of Civil Engineering and Transportation (310x130 sq. yards); the overflow of its exhibits is sheltered in the 
Vincennes Annex, where the United States have secured a special hall for locomotives, railroad cars, bicycles, etc. 







St. Enstaehe.— Close to the Halles (Central Markets; stands this church of stately proportions and dating back to 1532. 
Meant for a Gothic edifice, it has many Renaissance features. Its organ is very large and famous: the Sunday services attract 
an immense number of music-lovers. 




Jardins dn Palais-Royal. — Beautifully laid-out grounds behind the Palais-Royal. Surrounded by colonnades and 
galleries, lined with most attractive stores and fashionable restaurants. Many of the scenes of the Revolution (1789) were 
enacted here. 




Monaco.— The tiny principality on the Mediterranean sea, stretching its enchanting shores between France and Italy, is repre- 
sented here by a very important building, paid for, of course, by the owners of the gigantic gambling estabhshment of Monte- 
Carlo, whose easily-filled purse settles all the bills of the Prince and his office-holders. 




liC Crrnnd Palais «les Beaux-Arts.— The street in front is the famous Champs-Elysees avenue, and the picture shows 
a corner of the Large Palace of Fine Arts, which extends along the new Avenue Nicolas II. (enclosed in the Exposition grounds) 
and faces two other streets. It contains a superb collection of paintings, sculpture, etc. including the best produced since 1890. 



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pavihon of this palace, flows at stated tunes, especially in the evening, the Grand Waterfall, falling from a 95-foot altitute into a sheet 



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ectricity, wherein the United States reign supreme with the most magnificent display of the kind ever presented. From the middle 
it wide, the quantity of liquid being 1,500,000 gallons per hour. In the center, a group representing " Humanity guided by Progress." 




La Foire de Xeuilly.— A fashiouable fair held every July in a pretty Parisian suburb, Hundreds of shows of all kinds 
hne both sides of the long avenue. Visited by all classes of society. 




I.e Jardiii des Plantes.— Entrance to the great Zoological and Botanical Garden of Paris Area, 75 acres Founded in 
1635. Fine collection of living animals (ferocious and others). Large museums and free lectures by fin 



nious scientists 




La Coiir des Adieux.— This \\idc cuuii>.iid, with iis ii,g:.uu.ciu.1 d^'jLle .t.ircabt. belongs to the ChSteL^u de Fontaine- 

bleau, near Paris. There the great Napoleon bid good-by to his Imperial Guard after his first abdication (April, 1814) ; hence the 
name, " The Farewell Court.' 




Xapoleon's Throne Room.— In the castle of Fontamebleau maybe seen these rehcs of supreme powei, the hangings 
strewn with "golden bees," the emblems of imperial France The rock-crystal chandelier is almost unique. Notice the ceiling 
with the royal fleurs-de-lis. 




Pont AlexHiiftre III. — The monumental Alexandre III. Bridge, just completed, has its southern extremity facing the 
central avenue of the Esplanade des Invalides, with the Palaces of Varied Industries. Furniture and Decoration, on 
either side, and the Dome of the Invalides at the end. 




Palais de I'Economie Sociale et des Congr^s. — This large building, built in the style of an Italian palace, is 
devoted to exhibits in Social Economy and the meetings of the 130 Congresses, treating of almost every subject of importance, 
which are to be gathered, this summer, from the four corners of the world. 




Chatean de Fontaiiiebleau.— King Francis I. 1515-47, transformed a medieval stronghold into this bea itiful Renaissance 
castle. The park is superb, and the pond we are gazing at now is said to contain carps that received bread from tne fair hands 
£)f kingly favorites. The forest near by ;42,5oo acres in extent) is the loveliest in France. 



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Oalerie de Francois I.— In the Castle of Fontainebleau ; this gallery (212 feet long, by 17 feet wide) was built in 1530, and 
contains fourteen superb panels by Rosso Rossi, representing allegorically the tempestuous life of Francis I. 





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Aiix Courses. — The horse-races, in Europe, are considered as a more respectable sort of recreation than they are in this country. 11 
Boulogne are two famous tracks : Longchamp (for flat races) and Auteuil (for hurdle and steeple i ; on the first is run the Grand Pmi 
Fontainebleau, Chantilly, Vincennes. Maisons-Lafitte, La Marche, Enghien, are also great favorites. This photograph was taken at LoMia 




lamp, the most fashionable of all these resorts. 




liCS Hallos Ceiitralcs.— This view shows but one of the ten paviUons that constitute the Central Parisian Markets, cover- 
ing an area of 22 acres, with cellars of same area and 12 feet high for storage and handling of goods. 15,000 vehicles bring in 
the provisions, and over $100,000 is taken in by the wholesale department alone. Daily food bill of Paris, $600,000. 




The Cliecsc Jlarliet.— France is famous for the excellence aad variety of its cheeses, the best known among them, in this 
coimtry, being Roquefort, Camembert, Neufchatel. In the Central Markets (Halles) a special department is devoted to the 
exclusive sale of these odorous eatables. 




On the Oraiids Boulevards.— This series of superb thoroughfares are crowded from morning to night with Parisian 
activity, fashion and beauty. Here is a typical " Parisienne " crossing the ever clean street. 




Mnsee Galliera. — A hancsome building in Italian Renaissance style, built by Ginani, and presented to the city by the 
widowed duchess, who refused to keep any portion of the enormous fortune left by her husband, a Genoese banker. Filled with 
rare sculpture, tapestries, curios, etc. 




Palais de Constantine.— A reproduction of the Palace of the Bardo used by the Dey of Constantine at the time of 
the independence of the piratical Barbary States. Now Constantine is the capital of one of the three provinces of Algeria, 
the eastern one, confining to Tunis. The man standing in the door is a spahi, a native cavalryman of good family. 




Xxnosition Coloniale.-On the Bridge of lena one gets a tine view of the Trocadero Palace, to the north and of the 
motley crowd of Colonial Buildings representing almost every country in the world, grouped at the base of the hillock 
whereon stands the handsome palace. This is a particularly picturesque quarter of the Fair. 




I.e Mouliii-Iloii;;c.-Iii g^y 1-.:== 1-^:= -re lev,- g.yer spcis ii::.n the hi:; cf hlcntu^artre. where artists and men of 
letters have their dens and studios. What thej- call '• artistic cafes,'' where songs of a quaint character are in order, alternate 
with dance-halls like the Moulix-Rouge— The Red Mill— (much frequented by foreigners). 




L.a Place Clicliy.— On the Montmartre hill, in the quarter of artists' studios and Bohemian life, stands the IMonument to 
Marshal Moncey, who so bravely resisted Russian attacks, March 30, 1814. In bronze, by Doubleinard. 







r,a Hong-rie et la Orande-Bretaffiio.-The presidential barge reviewing the buildings of nations on Inauguration 
day; Hungkry is represented bv the ancient looking pile to the left; next to it is the deUcately designed British home. 








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Indo-Cliine Fran^aise. — A private residence, or Bungalow, in the French Indo-China possessions, now extending over 
Annam and Tongking, conquered in 1883-84. Population, over 14 millions. Area, over 60,000 sq. miles. From the look-out, on 
the house, a watch is kept against the raids of the Black-Flags— half-insurgents half-brigands— who plunder the defenseless. 




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lia Trinite.— This is a modern church of stately proportions, !-itnat(-<l :.t thr (•rul of the Chaucs^e d'Antin and reached by a 
double incline; architect, Ballu (1861-67). The clock tower is 206 feet high. The square in front is adorned with a beautiful 
fountain, with the statues of Hope, Faith and Charity. 




Panorama des Fonts de-Paris.-Here are seen four of the thirty Parisian bridges; they connect the Island of la Cite, the ] 
Louis-Philippe, which connects the next island (the He St. Louis) with the right bank of the iiver. Far away rises the Eiffel tower. 




Pont J ArLOlt 5te Chaprlle Palais de Justice Pont-Neuf. 

Pint \otre Dame. Pont-au-Change. Hotel-de-Tille. 

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Ties Dames de la Halle.— The "Ladies of the Central Markets" are famous 
in French history for their freedom of speech and promptness in action Their quick 
repartees drive to hurried flight the housewife who doubts the quality of their wares. 




T.es Forts de la Halle.— The " Strong Men of the Market" are an ancient corporation of porters of huge strength, organ- 
ized by law, centuries ago. Their big hats are one of the sights of this part of the city. Their honesty and ruggedness are 
proverbial; their fees are fixed by city 0rdina5.ce and they are very proud of their privileges. 




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L.e Bois deTBoufogn^ii^^n^Tilroriiiiig'. — The beautiiul park is the " rendez-vous " of high-life, and morning is the 
time chosen for horseback-riders of both sexes. Separate alleys are provided for them and many pedestrians gather to witness 
the pretty parade equalled only by the London Rotten Row daily pageant. 




X.a Chaiiibie cle«> I>ep>ite*..— ^ 

historical events and the fall of three monarchies 



iis-BonrDon: erected 1722. 
:oo. The scene of several 




JLe Cabiuet du President tie la C'liambre.— In the Palace of Deputies, where sits the lower house of the French 
Parliament, this sumptuous apartment is used as the Speaker's Room. He enjoys also a superb private residence next to the 
Palace and a salary of $10,000. Notice the painting. 




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The River Seine, from one of the upper floors of the I^ouvre Palace.— The nearest bridge is the Pont-Neuf, a 
which faces the Palais de Justice. The Pont Notre-Dame, a short distance from the beautiful cathedral of the same nam.e (Our La: 
Frenchmen, the Paris Westminster Abbey. The large building behind the trees on the riverside is the Hotel des Monnaies (the Mint)j 

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western extremity of the Island of la Cit6, the cradle of Paris. The second bridge is Le Pont au Change, the southern extremity of 
ay be seen in the dim back-ground. The high dome, in the center, is that of the Pantheon, the resting place of a few illustrious 




Indo-Chine Frsm^aise 

of the pagoda of Phuoc-Ken, rebuilt 

A native oxen-wagon stands in the corner. 



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Daliomoy.— A street in Abomey, the Capital of Dahomey (Western Africa). This territory was added to French posses- 
sions, in 1892, by the fine expedition of General Dodds, a mulatto French commander. Reproduced in the Trocadero gardens. 




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Place tie la Republiiiue. — T>sci^c Ouuic^aint anu. street- -td.rt irum ur ci^^b tnis magnmcent square i,:,iu jards long) 
on the center of which stands the superb bronze Statue of the Republic, by Morice brothers, 82 feet high, around its pedestal 
appear the effigies of Liberty, Equalit>-, Fraternity, and at its feet a lion holding a ballot-bos. 




Esplanade des Invalicles, Entrance to the Ex- 
position.— One of 47 entrances to the grounds. The chief 
gate is on the Place dp: la Concorde (see cover). 



Pylone du Pont Alexandre III.— One of the four 
monumental groups on this superb 360x130 feet bridge of 
one single arch. Built as a memento of the Fair. 




Salle cles Batailles.-A hall in the Versailles Castle, so called from a series of colossal, beautiful pictures of French 
clnvaTbyfan'oVjLtsts^^^ °" country, from the 5th century to the Franco-Austrian war of 1859, is h^ere represented on 




Tombeau de la Comtesse d'Agoult. (Chapu, sc.) 



=""'• \— -'-'"-^ AiC V^'lllieiiere an ^ere JLa CnaiSe. Tombeau de Mkhelet. (Mercie, sc.) 

This famous churchyard opened in 1880 on the estate once owned by the father confessor of Louis XIV., is replete with the tombs 
of famous men and women of the 19th century; masterpieces of sculpture are found here by the hundreds.. 




Petit Palais des Beaux-Ax'ts.— The mainfajade of the beautiful Small Palace of Fine Arts, which, this year, houses 
the centennial exhibit of French Painting, Sculpture, Architecture and Engraving; it is perhaps superior, artistically, to the 
Grand Palace opposite. We see it here from the Avenue Nicolas II., at the corner of the stately Avenue des Champs-Elysees. 




liC Orand Palais des Beanx-\rts.— The Grand Palace of Fine Arts, on the west side of the Avenue Nicolas 11. , is 
a stately permanent building, covering an area of over 40a coo square feet. The colonnade that runs all around this huge, 
detached edifice, adds much to the superb effect. 




Lies Oraiides £anx de St. Cloud. — Twice a month, in summer-time, large posters over the walls of Paris announce that the si |c; 
village, close to the ruins of a splendid chSteau destroyed by the Prussians in 1870. The favorite summer residence of King Louis-Pl|3| 
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i) cascades and other water marvels in the Park of St. Cloud, will be made to play for several hours. St. Cloud is a pretty suburban 
^36 and Emperor Napoleon III. The park, on the left bank of the Seine, is still there to charm the visitors who come in thousands, on 




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T.e Q,uai des Xations.— This is an admirably comprehensive view of the Quay of Nations, on the left Seine embankment. 
The first building to the left is Sweden's; then follow: Monaco's, Great Britain's, Spain's, Germany's, Norway's, Belgium's, 
England's, Hungary's, Bosnia's, Austria's, United States', Turkey's and Italy's. 




Chateau «le Samt-Gerinain.-This very ancient castle of the kings of France was erected in 1260, at St. Germain-en-Laye 
EnllSh kinXs«r'u ' XIV., although born here, abandoned it for Versailles; he granted its use to James II., the exiled 

linglish king (1688). It is now a museum of Gallo-Roman antiquities. The park and forest near by are veiy fine. 




I^'Hf rmita^e a Montmorenoy.— The house where the great Rousseau spent the last years of his Ufe. A glimpse 
in a typical Parisian suburban resort. The forest of Montmorency is beautiful and popular. 




liC Palais Serbe. — At the exteme western end of the Quay of Nations stands the Servian building, a curious mixture of 
Romanesque and Turkish architecture, very similar to the Greek Building next to it, Servia is the latest addition to European 
kingdoms (1882). Area, 19,050 square miles. Population, 2,162,759. King Alexandre Obrenovitch. 





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Palais de I'Horticulture.— Along the right bank of the Seine, west of the Building of the City of Paris, stands the 
Palace of Horticulture and Arboriculture, occupying two naves, each 185 feet long and 80 feet high ; these are superb 
conservatories where the rarest plants and trees are in exhibition from all parts of the world. 




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(i859>— are seen here in the uniforms provided by the State. Thej are great ^a^ ontes all o\er tcvrn 
used as private watchmen. They live in the Palace of the Invalids seen in the background. 



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Au Pare Monceail.— This beautifull) shaded park, only 22 acres in area, but adorned with beautiful statuary, is situated 
in perhaps the most fashionable part of the city ; it is crowded, on fair afternoons, with babies and their nurses; not far off is 
to be found many a young soldiei with a susceptible heart. 




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FontoiiK'fi" l-Ohs^riTttoii-t'.-At the head of the beautiful avenue that continues, southward, the Gardens of the 
Luxembourg;" This'gracefulfouiitain (by Fremiet) has in its center a group of fonr figures (by Carpeaux) representing the four 
leading races of the world. 




L.es Eo-oiits.— Nothing approaches in magnitude the size of the Paris sewer system. Now, 765 miles long ; cost I20 per yard. 
The lowest channel 7X4 feet, the largest 16 X 18 feet, So clean and odorless that visitors enjoy a trip over part of the net-worn. 



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Crowds assemble from early morning, and stand in line all day long, to obtain seats at the evening show. This represents the side entrj 




:r theaters the buildings of which belong to the State . The Grand-Opera, the Thkatre-Fkan9ais, the Opera-Comiqu 
to the stately Grand o'pera house (cost Sao.ooo.ooo), besieged by excited citizens and their families. 



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Palais J.«mineux.-The Luminous Pai^ack is made of glass blocks and sheets cemented together; ^^^ ," VeTeased-Trt 
175 feet in circumference. The stained glass effects by J. A. Ponsin-a famous artist m this specialty, recenth deceased are 
absoLutely unique, electrical liglit adding to the brilliancy. 




exhibits of the above mentioned class. Invalides. . This section of the palace is devoted to foreign. 




T^'Asie Russe.-This gives a general view of a Russian-Asiatic Settlement as reproduced in the Colonial section of the 
Pair. Churches, houses, factories, stores, even plants have been brought over from Siberia and placed there by Russian hands. 




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Place <les Victoires.— A circular opening with symetrical buildings in the* business center;^ the city. Built by Mansart 
in 1685. In the center a bronze, equestrian statue of Louis XIV. , by Bosio. The handsome mansions are now all used as 
wholesale houses or small factories. 




Palais ties Mines. — This vista of the right side of the Champ de Mars, between one of the Eiffel tower openings, shows 
us a fashionable restaiirant in the foreground and the dome of the Palace of Mixes and Metallurgy looming up grandh" 
in the distance. 




Pnl'.is des For^ts.-On the left bank of the Seine, opposite the Trocadero grounds stands the Palace o^ J;°;;^^^^' 
Fisheries !?!. THE Chase! fitted with the implements and samples of these departments of human ingenuity; it is entirely o 
wood, three stories, and 600 feet long 




t^tionT. S . r I r'''°°' ^7^^^/^°°^ ^^--i^ded within the grounds of the Exposition, gives a realistic represen- 

loX . .ni 1 f ^r^^^- .^'^ "■"'"'. ^""^ '°'^'' miniature forts, men-of-war. etc.. are lighted up in such a clever manner as 
to give a complete illusion. Mimic warfare, with gun-firing, evolutions, ete.. make this show one of the most curious on record 




I.e Chateau <le Chantilly.-Built in the i6th century for the Conde branch of the royal Bourbon family. After the 
suicide of the last Conde (1831^ his heir, the Duke d'Aumale, began beautif-ma: the castle and filling it with artistic treaures. 
Finally he gave it to the Institute of France, to be kept as a museum, etc. 




Palais des Manufactures.— This fapade of the Palace of National Manufactures, devoted to Foreign Exhibits, faces 
the beautiful tree-planted Quinconce of the Invalides. There the wearied visitor may enjoy a few moments of well-earned rest. 




Cbateau cl'Eau.— This stately Waterfall and Fountain 



built in front of the Palace of Electricity, which it fairly hides. 

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The water falls from an ahitude of loo feet in a sheet 30 feet wide ; 1,500,000 gallons flow every hour. The 
are unique and it worthily completes the Champ de Mars pageant of Palaces. 



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by superb mansions (among them the $4,000 000 palace of Countess Boni de Castellane, nee Anna Gould), drive and ride the ^lite of hig: 



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^»»'».»o»t h Fiaiiris aarnier.-Erected in honor of a valiant naval officer who explored 
r':" rdeufoTTrkTrfg S^9-" ) The young girl looking out of her window is the typ.cal Pa 



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Tlio President of the Republic Driving to a Review of Troops.— On July 14, of each year, the French 
celebrate their National Holiday and a grand review of the Paris garrison takes place in the Bois de Boulojjne in the presence 
of the President and his staff. Between thirty and fifty thousand infantry, cavalry and artillery file past the grand stand. 




Frise de la Porte Monumentale. 

Friezes, or allegorical decorations, 

and Artistic World's Fair. Height, 7 feet; width, 30 feet 



On the outside of the superb Monumental Gate of the Exposition are two 
representing all the trades contributing to the success of an Industrial, Agricultural 




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■u«>« r1,i PoHf Alexaiiclre III.-Beside the stately pylones of the magnihcent Alexandre in. x^uag. 

Jindl t " TorM-^er""" d o'n erth;r bank groups of Hons and children, life-Hke and powerful in the.r art.st.c dehneat.on 




L,, the handsomest Parisian 
lands. A minor lake is found 



te liac dn Bois de BoiilOgne.-This is known as the lower lake of the Bois de be 




Porte Toiiltilioise.— This curious gate admits the visitor to the Tonking Village in the colonial section of the Paris Fair- 
ronking IS a rich country in the Indo-Chinese portion of Asia, conquered by France in 1883-85, and now being rapidly civilized 
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liC Palais du L-ouvre.— Along the river Seine is stretched the magnificent line of stately buildings included under the name of Paliili 
(May, 1871), now occupied by the Ministry cf the Colonies. The Louvre was built by a succession of kings and emperors beginning witMi 
Louis XIV., the two Napoleons, brought it to its present state of perfection. It shelters admirable collections of antiquities paintings Al 

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';rror e.f thaf^irit«rstptcrd'::^nrL":>'e"^ivoU side/h, Che. huUdin.s jus. as e..e„sive. 




Te?^iTnelVhLll!!.'V'''/^r'*'l'^^^^ '^^ ^^^^"^ °^ Mercantile Marine, built on the 

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reproduction in wood of Old Paris, with its quaint buildings, thoroughfares, markets, even to its inhabitants in costumes of the 
time. Here is a general view from the river; area, 60,000 square feet. 




Ecole <IesBea«x.Arts.-Foundedini648,the celebrated Paris School of Fine Arts, a national institution for the free 
ronr. ^f ?T P^'"tmg^<=^^Ptu/e' architecture and engraving, is almost as popular in America as it is in France. This is the" 
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